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June 24, 1930.

C. D. ANDERSON COVER Filed Aug. 1'17, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet l June 24, 1930.

C. D. ANDERSON COVER :s sheets-sheet 2 Filed Aug. 17, 1925 June 24, 1930. c. D. ANDERSON 1,767,501

COVER Filed Aug. 1'7, 1925 l .'5 Sheets-Sheet 3 MWh Patented June 424, 1930 Y CHARLES D. ANDERSON, ,or lcnlcaeo, :mirrors ricovnn Appiiadmmea iugm. 17, iezsfseriai mismas;

-My inventionV relates to covers and particularly to covers for vehicle'springs. The invention has among its other objects the production offdevices of the kind described, which are neat and attractive in` 'appearance, convenient, compact, durable and satisfactorj for use wherever found applicable. I Wil hereinafter describe several forms of the invention, `each formV being *particuo larly adapted to be used'in connection with automobile springs of a Well-known type. As illustrated, `each cover may comprise an inner layer of felt or felted material adapted to be Wrapped around theleaves of an automobile spring. The felt or felted material is preferabiyv enclosed Within a y. sheet of rubberized material which has anr adhesive substance applied' thereto in such manner that when the coverl is A Wrapped 0 around the spring the adhesive substance Willsecure the cover in place. The' cover `1;)"1'eferably comprises an `oiling tube or tubes also formed of rubber or rubberized material. The lubricant may be applied to the springs' through the -oiling tubes. Obvi-` ously, the cover tends to retain the lubricant in thespring and tends to exclude dustv therefrom. i y Many other objects `and advantages of the vo construction vherein shown and described Will'be obvious to .those skilled in the artV from the `disclosure herein given.

"'To thisA end my invention consists in the' novel construction, arrangement and com-` V bination of partsV herein shown and `de` scribed, and more particularlyfpointed out in the claims. Y, Y

In the' drawings, wherein like reference y characters indicaterlike or corresponding parts:

Fig.` 1 is a fragmentary 'elevation of an automobile spring to which a covervembodying the novel features of my invention'has f been applied;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3"-.3` ofV Fig. l; Y Y iig. 4 is a fragmentary view ofthe cover as it appears before it is applied to a spring;

Fig. `5 is a fragmentary view of-a cover embodying another form ofthe invention;V i

Fig. V6 is a fragmentary view of acover' embodying still another form iof` the 'nven v tion; f' 15'5* c 7 is a planv view' of, an automobile spring having the cover shown in F ig.V 6 applied thereto; and f l Fi 8 isfasection taken onglineB-B of f Referring for therp'resent to Figs. 1 Vto 4:, inclusive, lO is an automobile spring comi prising Va plurality` of leaves which are rsecured to l'an axleV 11 by Ufbolts 12. yThe uppermost leafofp'tlie lspring 10 has one of z65 its ends secured tota shackle bolt 14. Y -Wrapped around the spring l0 is a cover -l l5 embodying the novel features` ofl my invention. The cover 15 preferably comprises A an inner layer 16` of felt or other suitable 70 material. The layerl is preferably enclosed WithinV a sheet 17 of rubber or rubberized material. In 'some instances, I prefer to securethe'layer 16 tothe sheet 17 before the cover is applied to the spring l0. Thus,

in Fig. 4 1V have vshown the layer l'secured y to the sheet 17 by any suitable adhesive' i substanceV or the equivalent. As A shown., the

sheet 17 may be' formed with a plurality of laterally extending' tabs 19, the `tabs on 80 one side 'of thek .sheet being staggered Awith respect to the tabs 19 along-'the `other side thereof; VObviously, V-Vvwhen i the co\f'er is Wrapped around the spring the tabs 19may be interlaced in the manner illustrated in s Fig. '2, so 'that the tabs 19 of 011e sideoftlle sheet -Will engagethe marginal portion of the Aother. sideoffthe sheet." I preferably j coat the tabs 19 with any'suitable adhesive substance, such 'aszrubber cementor coatet ing of unvulcamzed rubber.` Then, when the Icoverfis wrapped around the spring,1the

adhesive on the'tabs Will hold `the cover in place. ff, j y, 'v ,I ,Y A plurality of o" ng tubes 20 mayl belproe5 tube20is preferably formed with an annu- 160 lar bead 22 or the equivalent and with an annular flange 23 or the equivalent. The inner end of each `tube 20 is preferably notched, as at 24, so that lubricant may flow from the tube to the leaves of the spring l0. Each tube is preferably provided with a closure member or cap 25 of resilient material which may be drawn over the bead 22. To assemble the tube 20k with the cover 15 I preferably insert the flange 23 of the tube between the layer 16 and the sheet 17, the layer 16 being cut or formed `to permit the tube to project therethrough. The portion` of the cover 15 through which the tube projects is preferably reinforced by a patch 26 which may also be inserted between the layer 16 and the sheet :17 In Fig. 3 I'have shown the patch 26 provided with an aperture 2S which accommodates the tube 20.

In Fig. 5 I have shown another form of the invention in which a cover 15 comprises aninner layer 16au suitably secured to a sheet 17 of rubber or rubberized material. The Y inner layer 16a may be formed of felt or any other suitable material. It will be noted that the marginal portions of the sheet 17a arenot provided lwith tabs. I preferably coatthe inner surface ofthe marginal por tions of the sheet 17a'with a suitable adhesive, which may be employed to secure the cover in place upon a spring.

Referring now to Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, wherein I have shown still another form of the invention, the reference character 15b designates in general a cover which may be used in place of the cover 15 shown in Figs. l to 4, inclusive. The cover 15b comprises an inner layer 1'6J of felt or felted material, the inner layer 16h being suitably securedto a sheet 17b of rubber orrubberized material. Each side edge of the sheet 17h. is slit or cut, as at 30, to provide a plurality of tabs 31 which extend longitudinally of the sheet. The talos` 31 are `so arranged'that When the cover 15? is wrapped around the spring, the tabs interlock with each other in the manner illustrated in Fig. 7. The tabs 15b are preferably coated `with an adhesive substance so that When the tabs are brought into the relative positions wherein they are shown inFig. 7 they may be employed to secure the cover in place upon the spring.

Obviously, a cover embodying my invention may be quickly'and easily wrapped around a spring'to form a substantially' integraldust-proof, water-proof and oil-proof cover therefor. ,In the preferred embodiments ofthe invention, it j is unnecessary to tie vrthe cover vto V:the 'spring as 'the' adhesive substance carried by the cover servesV to firmly secure it in place upon the spring, but Y y I am limited to the use of adhesivev only 'to the extent dened in the appended claims.

' Havingthus described my inventiom'it is obvious that various immaterial modificaby Letters Patent is:

v1.'In'a cover of the class described, the

.combination lwith a iiexible sheet comprising rubber and provided with tabs, of a coating of adhesive .substance applied to said tabs and adapted to secure the sheet upona spring. f

2. In a cover of the class described, the combination with a flexible vsheet comprising rubber and provided with tabs, of ajcoating ofadhes'ive applied to said tabs and adapted to secure the sheet around alspring, and a layer, of fibrous material disposedwithin the sleeve for engagement with the spring.

3. In ay cover of the class described, the combination with a flexiblesheet comprising rubber, of a coating of rubber cement upon said sheet whereby the sheet may be secured f around a spring, and a layer of kfibrous material positioned upon the inner surface `of said vsheet and adapted to engage the spring.

In a cover of the class described', the combination with a flexible sheetco'mprising rubber and provided with slits l'in oppositely 'disposed edges thereofto form tabs adapted to interlock with each other, of a ycoatin'ggof adhesive upon said tabs whereby-the sheet may be secured around a spring. ,l 1 f 5. In a cover ofthe class described', in combination, a flexible sheet prQvidedWith tabs adapted to intermesh With'each'otherg and to overlap and to be secured-tothe body ico of the sheet to securesaidisheet .upon a spring. Y; Y Y c 6. In a cover of the class described, in

combination, a flexible sheet havingfaV-plu# ralityv of tabs on opposite edges,sai'd't`abs adapted to intermesh with each other and to overlap the body of said sheet for securing said tabs thereto to retain said ysheet about a spring, and', a iieXible'i tube projecting through said sheet.

Y In testimony whereof, `I'Ihave hereunto signed my name.

c CHARLES D. Aubusson.. 

